- Source: Pamunkey Indian Reservation
The Pamunkey Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in King William, Virginia, United States. It lies along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia on the Middle Peninsula. It contains approximately 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of land, 500 acres (2.0 km2) of which is wetlands with numerous creeks. Thirty-four families reside on the reservation and many Tribal members live in nearby Richmond, Newport News, and other parts of Virginia.
History
It was confirmed to the Pamunkey tribe as early as 1658 by the governor, the council, and the General Assembly of Virginia. The treaty of 1677 between the king of England, acting through the governor of Virginia, and several Native American tribes including the Pamunkey is the most important existing document describing Virginia's relationship to Indian land. The Pamunkey tribe's early ancestors had locations as far north as the Middle Peninsula of Virginia and as far south as South Hampton Roads in Virginia. A burial mound, reported to contain the remains of Chief Powhatan, father of Matoaka (better known to historians and the public as Pocahontas), is also on this reservation, next to railroad tracks. His brother Opechancanough relocated his remains here. He is also buried here.
References
Virginia's First People: Past and Present, virginiaindians.pwnet.org
External links
Media related to Pamunkey Indian Reservation at Wikimedia Commons
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- Pamunkey Indian Reservation
- Pamunkey
- List of Indian reservations in the United States
- Mattaponi
- Pamunkey Indian Tribe Museum
- King William, Virginia
- Pamunkey River
- Powhatan (Native American leader)
- Pocahontas (1995 film)
- Opechancanough
